Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Obesity represents a risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Although, this seems to reflect common environmental and genetic factors underlying both pathologies, the link between these conditions is not so clear. A diverse group of elements, including miRNAs, has been implicated in the development of these two metabolic diseases. miRNAs are involved in complex regulatory networks of gene expression. This suggests that alterations in ...